Chapter 8 Test Flashcards
Who are the two men who strong leadership turned the Jamestown settlement into a thriving colony?
Jon Smith
Sir Thomas Dale
What was the document that was produced by a convention following the US war for independence? 
Constitution
Who is the French explorer who discovered three large lakes, and became known as the father of new France?
Samuel D Champlain 
Who is discovered the St. Lawrence river?
 Jacques Cartier
The new laws of 1542 promised protection for Indians, as a result of whose effort to promote Indian rights?
Caroline de las Cases
What three things are true of religion in North America?
- No freedomes in parts of Canada
- Puritiand had a vision for a pure church
- People traveled to North America for religious freedom.
What three things are true about education in the colonies?
- Some parents taught their children at home
- Only the wealthy went
- Harvard and Yale were founded during this time. 
Which nation colonized the majority of Latin America?
Spain
What three things caused discontent in the Spanish colonies?
- Teachings of French philosopher
- Teaching of English philosophers
- Control by their mother country.
Viceroy
Ruler of a Spanish colony, who represented the king of Spain
Creoles
People of pure Spanish or Portuguese, dissent born in the Americas
Pinninsulares
Spanish people who were born in Spain
Barrios
Neighborhoods of poor people in Latin American cities
Haciendas
A large country estate in Latin America
Mestizo
A person with Indian or Spanish parents
